Police arrested Armed Robbers

Last month, a suspected leader of a notorious robbery gang identified as Charles Okon, was arrested. The 34-year-old suspect from Cross Rivers state was apprehended following a confessional statement by his

girlfriend, Miriam, who was arrested earlier, with arms and ammunition at Amukoko garage, on her way to Koko Delta state, for a robbery operation by her boyfriend’s gang. Although Charles who fled to Ghana to avoid being arrested , but could not get over the temptation of robing as he stormed Nigeria again, where he carried out a robbery operation at Our Lady of Fatimah Catholic Church, Sururlere , carting away several Millions and other valuables.

Charles, as gathered met his waterloo at Tin-Can first gate while sharing the loots from the church with other members of his gang, with the sum of N7Million recovered from him, while his colleagues managed to escape.

The good news however, is that other members of the eight man gang have been arrested by Policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Lagos State Police Command. The suspects according to spokesman of the Command, Mr Samuel Jinadu were arrested at different areas of the state. Charles according to him, “ divulged all he knew about his gang and the police worked on his information which materialized into the arrest of his colleagues. He spoke to them as if they were friends.. The phone numbers he gave to us were working and the names, addresses and descriptions he provided were all accurate. I don’t think he held back any thing.” He said. His confessional statement led to the arrest of the followings; Godwin Dams, Chima Okuchibike, , Muniran Ilegiumo, Richard Ogodo and he confessed to have carried out over forty operations”